Knoppix 3.9 - won't boot from CD

**Zarger** · 08-02-2005

I'm totally new to Linux, but I'm interested in learning

Trying to install Knoppix 3.9 from a CD, but the system (Debian running) ignores it.

The boot order is okay, so it should boot from the CD before looking to the harddrive.

Downloaded the 3.9 file from a German mirror and burnt it onto a CD.

Anybody got any clues on why this is happening? Grateful for any replies.

**serz** · 08-02-2005

You have to setup your BIOS so it boots from CD..

**Zarger** · 08-02-2005

Originally Posted by serz

You have to setup your BIOS so it boots from CD..

The BIOS is set so that it'll boot from CD...it seems as if it "looks at" the CD, but then goes straight to the harddrive and starts Debian.

Someone said that it might not find the boot part of the CD, but I just burnt the file I downloaded from a German mirror site onto a CD, so it should work

**serz** · 08-03-2005

Did you burn the ISO image correctly?

How to Burn ISOs

**rogueattack** · 08-08-2005

I was having probles like that too on my mothers computer. I knew the disk was good because I had used it on mine. I ended up making a boot floppy from http://linux.simple.be/tools/sbm and it works great.

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